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package org.jooq;


/**
 * An embeddable record.
 * <p>
 * Embeddable records are implemented purely as a code generation feature where
 * columns in a {@link Table} should be grouped to form a synthetic
 * {@link UDTRecord} type. Examples of common embeddable types are:
 * <p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>Keys (composite or not)</li>
 * <li>Amount / currency</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * Embeddable records are not strictly tied to individual tables that reference
 * them, but can be shared among tables, and even appear multiple times in the
 * same table.
 *
 * @param <R> The embeddable record type
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface EmbeddableRecord<R extends EmbeddableRecord<R>> extends Record {

    @Override
    R original();

    @Override
    <T> R with(Field<T> field, T value);

    @Override
    <T, U> R with(Field<T> field, U value, Converter<? extends T, ? super U> converter);
}
